Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Romania

Bacau vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

Bacau is 10.6% more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Bacau
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Bacau
Transportation: pay 38.3% more in Bacau
Housing: pay 3.0% more in Bacau
Childcare: pay 79.4% more in Bacau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Bacau
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Bacau

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, and housing in Bacau are more expensive than in Shah Alam. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Bacau. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bacau.

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Bacau vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bacau instead of Shah Alam, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	Bacau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 MYR14.99	$14.12 RON66.78	+284.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.16 MYR16.99	$7.32 RON34.63	+76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MYR3.03	$1.97 RON9.30	+165.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 MYR1.63	$1.85 RON8.74	+362.2%
Average			+187.0%

Shah Alam vs. Bacau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Shah Alam	Bacau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.35	$0.68 RON3.22	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MYR27.84	$3.83 RON18.14	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MYR28.37	$4.55 RON21.53	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 MYR8.94	$3.43 RON16.21	+56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MYR8.15	$2.43 RON11.52	+21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 MYR6.46	$0.51 RON2.39	-68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.08	$0.66 RON3.14	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR4.99	$0.70 RON3.29	-43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$0.81 RON3.81	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 MYR2.27	$0.32 RON1.50	-43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MYR3.70	$0.30 RON1.42	-66.8%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 38.3% more for transportation

	Shah Alam	Bacau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 MYR13.01	$6.68 RON31.60	+109.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.91 MYR64.95	$29.28 RON138.51	+84.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$28,531.98 RON135K	-31.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 MYR17.79	$5.69 RON26.91	+30.6%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Shah Alam	Bacau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.91 MYR118.04	$4.71 RON22.26	-83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.14 MYR1,388.84	$408.41 RON1,932.04	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.00 MYR1,273.94	$238.18 RON1,126.72	-23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.39 MYR115.93	$79.96 RON378.27	+181.6%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 79.4% more for childcare

	Shah Alam	Bacau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$195.76 MYR799.33	$585.58 RON2,770.14	+199.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,567.77 MYR18,651.14	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	+7.6%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	Bacau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.43 MYR13.99	$2.51 RON11.87	-26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 MYR12.04	$1.99 RON9.40	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.26 MYR17.39	$5.33 RON25.23	+25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.76 MYR162.36	$25.79 RON122.02	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 MYR26.48	$6.27 RON29.68	-3.2%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	Bacau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.26 MYR233.81	$83.65 RON395.73	+46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 MYR162.36	$31.79 RON150.38	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.51 MYR271.57	$60.65 RON286.91	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.71 MYR284.65	$83.44 RON394.74	+19.7%
Average			+6.3%

Shah Alam vs. Bacau - Cost of clothing

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